Rabbi Cohen’s Writings

Dear Friends, I want to thank all of you who have reached out since I shared Raina’s and my plans to make Aliyah in two years. I have been so touched and moved by your emails and the outpouring of kind wishes. We are excited for what lies [...]

Dear Friends, Commenting on this week’s Torah portion Kedoshim, Rabbi Bradley Artson observes, With Parashat Kedoshim, we begin what the rabbis of the Midrash recognized as "the section dealing with holiness."... Characteristic of this portion of scripture is the repeated injunction, "You shall be holy, for I, the [...]

Dear Friends, A beautiful tradition teaches that between the festivals of Passover and Shavuot we should study a chapter from the small Talmudic Tractate known as Pirke Avot–Ethics of the Fathers. Pirke Avot is a series of teachings from the early rabbis that offer powerful insight into their [...]